2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (215+ words) A driver has been jailed for five years after a crash which left a motorcyclist dead. Nathaniel Simpson, 37, was also banned from driving for seven and a half years after causing the death of 57-year-old Thomas Hoare, of Redgeland Rise,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (363+ words) Hussam El-Khawas, Zeina Alayan and their daughters Sara and Saja An inquest is due to open into the deaths of four members of the same family who were pulled from the sea at Shoreham two weeks ago. Senior coroner Penelope…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (318+ words) A drug dealer has been jailed for running a cocaine and heroin supply line while his sidekick was given a suspended prison sentence. Ryan Bennett-Morris, 27, was jailed by Judge David Rennie at Hove Crown Court for operating the KY line…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (181+ words) The body of a woman has been recovered from the sea today (Sunday 30 August). It is believed to be the body of Gayelynn Matthews who was reported missing yesterday. The emergency services began searching for Ms Matthews, 69, from Bembridge, on…...

2+ week, 43+ min ago   (269+ words) Detectives are seeking witnesses and evidence after a sign fell and killed a man at a Christian festival yesterday (Friday 28 August). Sussex Police said: “Police continue to appeal for information after a man was tragically killed at Big Church Festival,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1139+ words) A serial abuser has been jailed for coercive and controlling behaviour including choking and battering his former partner. Jamie Hall, 42, physically attacked and verbally abused Paige Chalmers during a 10-month relationship, a court was told, even pressing her to take…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (398+ words) A smashed burger boss has been jailed for 10 years after he admitted having a block of cocaine worth about £100,000. Leon Peace, 55, was found to have almost 1.1kg – more than 2lb – of cocaine and just under 2kg of cannabis as well as a firearm…...

4+ week, 7+ hour ago   (256+ words) A woman suffered potentially life-changing injuries in a crash yesterday afternoon (Friday 14 August). Sussex Police said that the woman and another pedestrian were taken to hospital for treatment and a van driver had been arrested on suspicion of causing serious…...